Judith Chemla

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Judith Chemla
Judith Chemla 2017.jpg
Chemla in 2017
Born (1984-07-05) 5 July 1984 (age 40)
Gentilly, France
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present

Judith Chemla (French: [ʒyditʃɛmla] ; born 5 July 1984) is a French actress. [1] [2]

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Life and career

In 2012, Chemla appeared in Camille Rewinds , [3] for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 38th César Awards. [4]

On 10 April 2020, during the coronavirus lockdown, Chemla was one of a handful of people to take part in a Good Friday service led by Michel Aupetit, Archbishop of Paris, in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, still being rebuilt after being damaged by fire a year earlier. All wore protective clothing. [5] Chemla read, and gave an a capella rendition of Ave Maria . [6]

Clemia had two children who were born 2010 - One with James Thierrée and another in 2017 with her former husband Yohan Manca. in 2022 Manca was arrested for domestic violence towards Chemla [7] She recounts, among other things, this relationship in her book Notre silence nous a laissées seules ("Our Silence Left Us Alone"), published in January 2024. [8]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
2007 Hellphone Margot James Huth
Let's Dance The student Noémie Lvovsky
2008 A Day at the Museum Rosine Bagnole Jean-Michel Ribes
VersaillesNinaPierre Schoeller
Le petit chaperon rougeDelphine Shinji Aoyama Short
2009La fenêtreThe womanAnne-Sophie RouvilloisShort
Suite noireMathilde Claire Devers TV series (1 episode)
2010 The Princess of Montpensier Catherine de Guise Bertrand Tavernier
De vrais mensonges Paulette Pierre Salvadori
Je suis un no man's landChloéThierry Jousse
Sur la tête de Bertha BoxcarThe girlSoufiane Adel & Angela TerrailShort
2011Les pseudonymesIsabelleNicolas EngelShort
2012 Camille Rewinds Josepha Noémie Lvovsky (2) Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress
Nominated – César Award for Best Supporting Actress
FuirMarie DénilierVirginia BachShort
Miroir mon amour Snow White Siegrid AlnoyTV movie
Spiral Sophie MazeratJean-Marc Brondolo, Manuel BoursinhacTV series (12 episodes)
201315 jours ailleursHélèneDidier BivelTV movie
Luchon International Film Festival – Best Young Actress
Le Boeuf clandestinRoberteGérard Jourd'huiTV movie
2014 In the Name of My Daughter Françoise André Téchiné
Atlit AsiaShirel Amitay
Tout est permisClaire Émilie Deleuze TV movie
2015 This Summer Feeling ZoéMikhaël Hers
2016 A Woman's Life Jeanne Le Perthuis des Vauds Stéphane Brizé Nominated – César Award for Best Actress
Nominated – Lumières Award for Best Actress
L'âge de raisonSophieMathilde PetitShort
MamanElsaVictoria MusiedlakShort
Guillaume à la dériveSylvain DieuaideShort
2017 C'est la vie ! Héléna Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache
Drôle de pèreCamilleAmélie van Elmbt
2018 Maya
2019 Vif-argent Agathe Stéphane Batut
2021 My Brothers and I
The Accusation Lawyer Yvan Attal
2022 The Sixth Child MeriemLéopold LegrandNominated – César Award for Best Supporting Actress
2023 Of Money and Blood Xavier Giannoli & Frederic PlanchonTV series
2024 Niki Eva Aeppli Celine Sallette
A Missing Part Jessica Guillaume Senez

Theater

YearTitleAuthorDirector
2008 L'Illusion Comique Pierre Corneille Galin Stoev
The Misanthrope Molière Lukas Hemleb
Douce vengeance et autres sketches Hanoch Levin Galin Stoev (2)
2009 Figaro lässt sich scheiden  [ de ] Ödön von Horváth Jacques Lassalle
Sik-sik, l'artefice magico Eduardo De Filippo Dan Jemmett
2010Tue-TêteJudith ChemlaJudith Chemla
2010–11 The Sweet Hereafter Russell Banks Emmanuel Meirieu
2011Le Babil des classes dangereusesValère Novarina Denis Podalydès
2011–12L’Entêtement Rafael Spregelburd Marcial Di Fonzo Bo & Élise Vigier
2013Le crocodile trompeur/Didon et EnéeSamuel Achache & Jeanne CandelSamuel Achache & Jeanne Candel
2014 The Annunciation of Marie Paul Claudel Yves Beaunesne
2016Traviata, vous méritez un avenir meilleurBenjamin LazarBenjamin Lazar

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  8.  Je suis avec cet homme capable de me violenter physiquement et moralement, mais je n'imagine pas m'en aller » : les extraits du livre témoignage de Judith Chemla". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2024-01-25.